- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how Police Scotland records "near misses" in road traffic accidents.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. The recording of road traffic accidents is a matter for Police Scotland.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what revenues it has received from motor vehicle speeding fines as a consequence of the Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2009.
Answer
The Scottish Government retained no motor vehicle speeding fines as a consequence of the Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2009 as such fines were remitted to HM Treasury. The Scottish Government has retained motor vehicle speeding fines since 1 April 2017 as a consequence of the Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) (Amendment) Order 2017.
Motor vehicle speeding fines are collected by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. This income is paid over to the Scottish Consolidated Fund as part of overall income from fines, forfeitures and fixed penalties. The data provided to the Scottish Government does not separately set out income from speeding fines.
The question has been passed to the Chief Executive of the SCTS who has operational responsibility for fines collection and you will receive a reply in writing within 20 working days.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19084 by Michael Matheson on 10 October 2018, whether it will provide the information requested, broken down by (a) station and (b) platform number.
Answer
The following table shows the extent of accessibility at each of the railway stations in Mid Scotland and Fife.
Station | Platform accessible by stairs only |
Burntisland | Platform 2 |
Cowdenbeath | Both platforms - severe steep ramps |
Crianlarich | Island platform |
Dunkeld and Birnam | Platform 2 |
Invergowrie | Platform 1 |
Kinghorn | Platform 1 |
Lochgelly | Platform 2 |
Springfield | Stairs to both platforms |
Stirling | Platform 9/10 |
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide in response to the reported increase in rent arrears among Universal Credit recipients in the Mid Scotland and Fife region.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2018
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what impact Sir Lewis Ritchie’s review of out-of-hours primary care has had on the delivery of these services.
Answer
Sir Lewis’ review Pulling together: transforming urgent care for the people of Scotland published in 2015 has provided a focus for Boards and their delivery partners to help them develop and deliver out of hours services that are sustainable and resilient. As a result of Sir Lewis' report, across Scotland we have seen progress in the development of multi-disciplinary teams in out of hours services, the development of Urgent Care Resource Hubs and greater collaboration and innovative thinking between the out of hours services, NHS 24 and the Scottish Ambulance Service.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government which rail stations in the Mid Scotland and Fife region have platforms that are only accessible via stairs.
Answer
Of the 30 stations in Mid Scotland and Fife, 9 stations are only accessible via stairs to one or more platforms.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the publication by The Ferret on 3 September 2018 of photographs and videos that reportedly show salmon at an aquaculture site in Loch Roag, Isle of Lewis that are infested with sea lice and display fin and tail damage.
Answer
Scottish Government received reports directly from a member of the public regarding welfare concerns at a fish farm in Loch Roag and responded as outlined in the answer to S5W-18863 on 1 October 2018.
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- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the sea lice trigger levels in the Code of Good Practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture to be effective in safeguarding fish welfare, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer
The Code of Good Practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture provides suggested criteria to help guide the treatment of sea lice. These are used and managed by the majority of fish farms in Scotland.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many sea lice trigger (a) 3 (notification) and (b) 8 (intervention) enforcement notices have been issued by the Fish Health Inspectorate in each year since 2016.
Answer
Steps of enforcement can be viewed here; . Since the introduction of reporting and intervention levels in 2017, one enforcement notice has been issued to an Aquaculture Production Business not having satisfactory measures in place for the prevention, control and reduction of parasites as required by the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007.
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) inspectors and (b) veterinary officials in the (i) Fish Health Inspectorate and (ii) Animal and Plant Health Agency have expertise in fish welfare.
Answer
Nine of the Scottish Government’s Fish Health Inspectors have received training in fish welfare. Currently four veterinarians from the Animal and Plant Health Agency have received training and are available to conduct fish farm welfare inspections.